Who among the following was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest?

Bachendri Pal
Santosh Yadav
Dicky Dolma
None of these

The correct answer is A. Bachendri Pal.

Bachendri Pal was the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. She achieved this feat on May 24, 1984, at the age of 34.

Pal was born in a small village in the Garhwal Himalayas in 1954. She started climbing at the age of 13 and joined the Indian Mountaineering Foundation in 1974. She made her first attempt to climb Mount Everest in 1982, but was unsuccessful due to bad weather. She made her second attempt in 1984 and was successful.

Pal’s achievement was a major breakthrough for women in India. She became a national hero and an inspiration to millions of women around the world. She has since gone on to become a successful mountaineering instructor and motivational speaker.

Option B, Santosh Yadav, was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest twice. She achieved this feat in 1992 and 1993.

Option C, Dicky Dolma, was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. She achieved this feat in 2011.

Option D, None of these, is incorrect.

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